Elden Ring is From Software’s newest IP, from the game developers that brought you Dark Souls series, Bloodborne, Demon Souls, etc. Journey to the Lands Between, a new fantasy world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki in close collaboration with George R. R. Martin world-renowned author behind the critically acclaimed Song of Ice and Fire series. You are a Tarnished a being half alive and dead exiled from the Lands Between a long time ago, now you return at the behest of Queen Marika the Eternal after the tragedy that is the shattering of the Erdtree, when brothers fought against brothers and the land is forever changed, the only way for peace to come back now is if you reform the Elden Ring, conquer the Land Between, and become Elden Lord.
Elden Ring is a walking example of a 10 out of 10 game that isn’t perfect. No game can be perfect but there is just so much in here to love that it becomes hard to pay attention to its mistakes. Every handful of hours had the game open up more and, every time, I was desperate to keep searching, exploring, conquering. Now, over 100 hours later and two playthroughs, all I want is to discover more of what Elden Ring has in store for me. This isn’t just one of the best From Software titles but one of the best games I’ve ever played and I would be shocked if this didn’t have reverberations on the entire games industry.
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From Software upped the ante, surpassing even their best efforts that we saw with Sekiro Shadows Die Twice in terms of world building. Elden Ring is an absolute must-play game for 2022, but set aside some time and some patience.
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